Ned believed that Rollo saw Margery as nothing more than a means to power and to prestige. Many men had this attitude to the girls in their family, but in Ned’s eyes it was the opposite of love. If Rollo was fond of his sister, it was no more than the emotion he might have felt toward a horse: he might like it, but he would sell or trade it if necessary.
-- Ned (Part One: (1558): 5 paragraph 6)

Importance: This quote is important because it establishes the culture between families and their daughters, as well as the differences between Rollo and Ned. During this time period, many daughters are forced to marry who their parents want them to. Margery has to marry Bart, despite not loving him. Even the Queens, like Mary of Scots and Mary Tudor, had to marry who was expected of them, either by their family or by their country. Characters like Rollo...